Bill Marler

Accomplished personal injury lawyer, Food Safety News founder and publisher, and internationally recognized food safety expert. Bill's advocacy work has led to testimony before Congress and his blog reaches 1M+ readers annually.

Publisher’s Platform: Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

In 2002, I wrote an Op-ed for the Denver Post entitled: “Put me out of business. Please.” For this trial lawyer, E. coli has been a successful practice – and a

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Oct 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of McDonald’s E. coli history

Several years ago, I was giving a talk at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ conference in Boston. My talk was primarily an overview of where food safety has come

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Oct 2024

Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of McDonald’s E. coli history

Publisher’s Platform: What to know about Norovirus

What Is Norovirus? When someone talks about having “the stomach flu,” they are probably describing acute-onset gastroenteritis caused by one of the noroviruses, which are members of the “calcivirus” family

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Oct 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What to know about Norovirus

Publisher’s Platform: What are the most common questions asked about Listeria?

Listeria monocytogenes, commonly known as Listeria, is a bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Here are

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What are the most common questions asked about Listeria?

Publisher’s Platform: Free advice for Boar’s Head CEO – and others – after a foodborne illness outbreak

— OPINION — Imagine that the phone call comes or an email pops into your inbox — “Sir, we have been contacted by the health authorities and they say our product has been

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Free advice for Boar’s Head CEO – and others – after a foodborne illness outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Will the FDA use its recall authority to mandate a pet food recall due to Salmonella and Listeria?

— OPINION — Editor’s note: The FDA has issued a similar warning for some Answers brand pet food. The manufacturer, Lystn LLC, has not issued a recall, despite the Food and

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: WTF? – ‘Imminent Threat’ 2 years ago? A deadly tale of Listeria at Boar’s Head

— OPINION — The New York Times just dropped: ‘Imminent Threat’ Found at Boar’s Head Plant 2 Years Before Fatal Listeria Outbreak U.S. inspectors listed serious problems in 2022 that

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: WTF? – ‘Imminent Threat’ 2 years ago? A deadly tale of Listeria at Boar’s Head

Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated

— OPINION — This is a crime. We are now beyond six years from the date that the NICD announced the association between Tiger Brands’ polony products and the outbreak, and the

By Bill Marler

/ 10 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated

Publisher’s Platform: Questions that Boar’s Head and FSIS need to Answer

And, there will be other questions for others too. The great thing about my job is that I know a lot of smart people in Food Safety who really care.

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Questions that Boar’s Head and FSIS need to Answer

Publisher’s Platform: Another Salmonella Outbreak – what you need to know

65 people from 9 states have gotten sick from the same strain of Salmonella. The 9 states include the 3 states where the eggs were sold – Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Another Salmonella Outbreak – what you need to know

Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant

— OPINION — The years of inspection reports (Here are the Inspection Reports in PDF.) leave little doubt that the Boar’s Head plant’s food safety plan must have been non-existent.

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

Before you watch the video, please review the last two years of FSIS Inspection Reports – /content/files/files/2024/08/2024-08-27.pdf I also got this email from a former

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Aug 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

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Bill Marler

Publisher’s Platform: Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of McDonald’s E. coli history

Publisher’s Platform: What to know about Norovirus

Publisher’s Platform: What are the most common questions asked about Listeria?

Publisher’s Platform: Free advice for Boar’s Head CEO – and others – after a foodborne illness outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Will the FDA use its recall authority to mandate a pet food recall due to Salmonella and Listeria?

Publisher’s Platform: WTF? – ‘Imminent Threat’ 2 years ago? A deadly tale of Listeria at Boar’s Head

Publisher’s Platform: More than six years after the largest Listeria outbreak victims have still not been compensated

Publisher’s Platform: Questions that Boar’s Head and FSIS need to Answer

Publisher’s Platform: Another Salmonella Outbreak – what you need to know

Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak